The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-20
EUR0PE'S WAR CLOUD.
STATEMENTS AS TO GERMANY'S
PREPARATIONS TO BE REFUTED.

NO increase or Her Forces on the Rus
sian Frontier-The Cars Encourage
Accused of Systematically Mislead-
ing Him The Austrian Council
Grants a War Credit of 100000
Florins.
BERLIN, Dec. 19.-IG pursuance ce of reports
made by military personages to the En-
peror at his reception on Saturday, a refuta.
tion will be issued of the statements printed
in the htuolide Russe, of st. Petersburg,
regarding German military preparations.
The Cologne Gazette, in an inspired arti-
Gle criticisiug the article in the hardIide
Russe, says: "There was no increase of
German forces on the Russian frontier until
spring of the current year. The increase OF
the peace effective of the Continental ar
mics originated in enormous armaments.
Fran ce for some time obliged Germany
to leave in Reichsland troops which really
belonged to the eastern provinces. When
Russia, in 1878, transferred the bulk Of her
troops westward, and tone of extreme hos
tllity to Germany was manifested in the
Russian press, Germany for the first time
pushed forward some battalions and squad
rons to the eastern frontier which, until
then, had been almost denuded of troops. u
ITS ACCURACY DENIED.
The article denies the accuracy of the
statement of the InUdLide RHSSe, regarding
the extension of German strategic railways
to the eastward. The German system was
planned, the paper says, not with view to
strategy in the east, but solely for CONNER
cial purposes, to facilitate traffic between
Russia and German ports on the Baltic 1t
is not true, it says, that the fortresses at
Thorn, Posen, Dantzic and Koenigsberg
were created as menace to Russia. Those
fortresses have been long existent, and are
now, as ever, guard of the frontier. The
statement that Grawdenz has been converted
into camp and fortress is also pronounced
incorrect. The article concludes as follows
THE InUdlide Russo seeks to minimize the
extent of Russian preparations. In the
autumn Russian reserves were called out.
Have they been dismissed yets What is the
object of Increasing the rife brigades? What
is the meaning of the raising Of cavalry
regiments to six squadrons2 What means
the placing of batteries attached to the cav
airy upon war footing! The Russian rail-
ways serve only military purposes. In the
construction of fortresSes Russia is exceeded
only by France. With Germany all is open.
Russian measures are taken with the great
est secrecy, and while it cannot be quite
concealed, it is sought to misrepresent"
A CONFERENCE WITH COUNT KALNoKY.
VIENNA, Dec. 19.-Herr Won Tisza, the
Hungarian Prime Minister, had a confer
ence with Count Kalnoky and the Crown
Prince Rudolph to-day prior to the Military
Council. Emperor Francis Joseph presided
at the Council. It lasted from / until 3
o'clock. Kalnoky, Won Taafe, Herr Tisza and
other Ministers were present.
The Council dacidad tO GRANT tha Minis
ter of War credit of 100000 FORMS
The smallness of the grant is held to be
proof that Austria does not intend to take
aggressive measures.
The FriedBtdnbJdt to-day publishes an
official statement that as a result of the mill
tary councils the government has resolved to
take no measures which would compel a
summoning of the delegations
CHARGED WITH MISLEADING THE czAR.
A letter to the Political Correspondence
from Berlin charges the Cars encourage
with systematically misleading the Car
and inducing him to make decisions which
be would not sanction if he knew the truth.
The latest proof of this state of affairs, says
the letter, is the recent article of
the st. Petersburg Official Gazette,
which reflects false military reports
submitted to the Gar The Cars secluded
life and INSCRIPTIONS fattery of diplomats
around him facilitate the work of deception
and explain the Cars otherwise incompre-
hensible attitude on the most important
questions of the hour. Tie hope of averting
the catastrophe of war depends chiefly upon
whether the Misrepresentation of the Cars
encourage can be successfully exposed and
the truth revealed to him.
MODELLING TWO ARMY CORPS.
BUCHAREST, Dec. 19.-From semi-official
s. 1a0 Il %ln% g Al
certain political situation, preparations are
quietly being made to meet any sudden
emergency, and that the government will
act in accordance with Austria and Ger
many. Councils are being held, the King
presiding, and intercourse between the gov
ernment and Austrian Minister Goluschis-
ky, has become active. Preparations have
been completed to mobilize two army corps
for concentration on the Russian frontier.
A credit of S3 050,000, intended for strate-
gic railway between Jassay and Doroheri,
will now be kept in reserve as an emergen-
cy fund.
\ NO MOVEMENT OF TROOPS.
Moscow, Dec. 19.--No troops, excepting
the Thirteenth division, have recently
moved westward of the Moscow district
The resolute tone of the FI1rdiide Russo has
created great deal of enthusiasm here
ORDERED TO THEIR REGIMENT.
PEsTH, Dec. 19.-Several army officers
on furlough here have been ordered TO re-
turn to their garrisons i'll Croatia inn
mediately. A number of officers in reserve
corps have been ordered to settle their
affairs so as to be in readiness to join their
regiments.
NO GROUND FOR THE WAR TERROR.
LONDON, Dec. 19.-Lord Salisbury made
a speech at Derby to-day. In the course of
his remarks he stated that so far as is known
IN diplomatic circles there was no ground
whatever for the war terror that had seized
the bourses and papers of Europe.
SENTENCED TO PENAL sERvITUDE.
LEIPsIc, Dec. l9.-Cabannes, the official
who revealed contents of State documents
to France has been sentenced TO ten years
peral seryitude and deprived Of all civil life
for fen wears thareaftpr